La Comanella

The first stage to Monte Roveraccio is already the first highlight of the tour, it represents only a little less than half of the ascent. It becomes almost impassable just below the San Lucio pass. The descent to Porlezza on gravel and tar is not difficult. Return to Comano on the quay. Please note: don't forget your ID, the tour leads to Italy.

Wonderful bike tour with great views. Departing from Comano, the route begins with a steep gravel driveway to S. Bernardo, further on asphalt through the villages of Tesserete and Bidogno, then over gravel to M. Bar at 1600m. Technically demanding descent in the Val Serdena and on the cycle path back to Comano. Please note: The descent passes partly through military training grounds.

From the center of Comano you go up towards Monte Bar to reach the hut then continue until that of Piandanazzo. Then you descend on a very technical and fun single then cross the tarmac road again that goes up to the Mont Bar hut but we do not reach it because we deviate towards the cross from where a beautiful descent on rough rocks begins. . Then we enter the woods where we will find ourselves on a very fluid single, fun with a few technical passages. From Bigorio reach the starting point...

The eighteenth stage of the ViaGottardo goes from Comano to Paradisco and then up to San Salvadore with beautiful views of Lake Lugano. Then the path goes down to Morcote via typical Ticino villages. The path is marked with the number 7 on the yellow hiking signs. The overview list for all stages of the Via Gottardo can be found here: https://www.alltrails.com/it-it/lists/viagottardo-basel-chiasso

This is a wonderful bike ride that follows a cycle path with magnificent views of Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On Monte Ceneri, the Strada Roma is only suitable for mountain bikes or bicycles with good tyres. Then racing bikes have to follow the detour to the national road.